The Art of Secrets
The Art of Secrets
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The Art of Secrets

Written by James Klise
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12 - 16
Reading age
263
Page count
194
Words per page
~870L
Lexile measure
Apr 21, 2015
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An Edgar Award Winner, Best YA Novel 2015 Where there’s smoke . . . When Saba Khan’s apartment burns in a mysterious fire, possibly a hate crime, her high school rallies around her. Her family moves into a rent-free luxury apartment, her Facebook page explodes, and she begins (secretly) dating a popular boy. Then a quirky piece of art donated to a school fund-raising effort for the Khans is revealed to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and Saba’s life turns upside down again. Should Saba’s family get the money? Or the students who found the painting? Or the school? Monologues, journal entries, interviews, articles, and official documents expose a tangled web of greed, jealousy, and suspicion as students and teachers alike debate, point fingers, and make shocking accusations about what’s really going on. “Relationships, secrets and lies aplenty.” –Kirkus Reviews “Will stay on readers’ minds long after the last page.” –Booklist, starred review “This story . . . culminates in a shocking twist of an ending that will engrossreaders until the very last page.” –The Christian Science Monitor A Booklist Editor’s Choice Book A Booklist Top Crime Fiction Book A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Nominee

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781616204822
    Publication Date
    April 21, 2015
    Original Publication Date
    March 1, 2014
    Page Count
    263
    Words Per Page
    194
    Audience
    Young Adult
    Reading Age
    12 - 16 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~870L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~U
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    170056
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG+

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